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My good man, V.L.K., have you never written reports on levels 1 or even better, 111-113? How is this fundamentally different from the "unfair play" you described? And Vic wrote everything correctly about motivation. This isn't England, and the sport isn't football, so we can't always give 100%!

All football players get paid for playing, and they need to justify that payment, which is also a form of motivation. If this were a commercial game, it would make sense to discuss it. But whether to spend several hours on a game that doesn't affect anything is a personal decision for everyone.

Whether to spend several hours of your life on a game that doesn't change anything is a personal matter.

No, I've signed up for the tournament, so show some respect to its participants and organizers. Or just play casual games. If someone doesn't understand this, I feel sorry for them, because you can't prove an axiom.

No, I've signed up for the tournament, so please show respect to its participants and organizers. Or just play friendly games. If someone doesn't understand this, I feel sorry for them, because you can't prove an axiom.

IMHO: According to Wlk777, they should have surrendered on turn 111 and confirmed the report.

Enough discussing things that aren't even clear.
From the very beginning, Mar stated only SoD, and he confirmed this to me repeatedly via ICQ. He was the only one in group W who did not intend to play on WT, and I warned Yura about this immediately after the draw.
No other option for group distribution was possible; none of our newcomers wanted to play on WT.
What the players discussed is their own personal business, and the organizers do not intend to delve into their negotiations. Since the game did not take place, Mar received a technical win due to version mismatch.

Neverminder (Red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) lost to bRitvo4kA (Blue, Stronghold, Gurnisson, Gurnisson) 2sm4d(3) 117
As always, Laura showed up, the roads were slow, there were no good ambush spots, a second-tier Inferno unit, and another unit guarding on the grass, protected by fanatics. Shakti crawled into some strange place behind a chest (which, as it turned out, contained the Bird of Knowledge), and it took 4 days to get from there to the nearest combat zone. Since our game was essentially a friendly one, I didn't want to play out such an uninteresting scenario in which I would have lost anyway after about 4 weeks. I didn't see any point in dragging it out. Thanks for the game.

Neverminder (Red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) lose bRitvo4kA (Blue, Stronghold, Gurnisson, Gurnisson) 2sm4d(3) 117

Gurnisson with stats of 7344 scared the opponent, and he surrendered. Thanks for the game.

Group S
SEM_56 - Stinger, match postponed

Victory for Stinger, he forfeited on turn 117...:rolleyes:

Stinger wins, merged at 117...:rolleyes:

You'll still end up in third place.

You'll end up in third place anyway.

Forget it, I'm not continuing!

Congratulations – this time your wishes coincided with your capabilities :D

A five-cent forever)))

Just a reminder that there is 1 week left until the end of the group stage!
By November 4th, all unfinished matches must have a result; otherwise, both players will receive zero points, and there will be no extensions.
We will try to create the playoff bracket on the same day and provide you with games for the upcoming holidays!:smile01:

Medium_HP (red, swamp, Brokhild, Brokhild) def SpiriTT (blue, Tower, Iona, Moner), 2cm4d, WT under SoD, 145

We chose the rest option in the two previous games; around turn 115, it turned out that we weren't playing 2cm4d(3), but a simple CM game. I clicked the wrong setting when choosing the options, but since both of us had a good start, we decided to continue.
In the first game, I took an Inferno village on muddy terrain, with hyena, lizard, and cow dwellings. I didn't reach the Castle village in the basement because the road there was bugged; I could see the village, but it would take 4 days to get there through the wilderness. I built dwellings 1-6 in the Citadel.
In the second game, I gathered 10 angels from 4 cons and 6 vivs, adding them to my existing 5. I partially scouted the wilderness with watchtowers, but there was nothing interesting. Both of us scouted the path to the opponent, so there was no chance of a surprise attack. I decided to break the opponent's growth. On turn 127, Brokhild was ready to attack before 10-19 Cherubs.
On turn 131, 10 angels, 16 vivs, 15 bulls, and hyenas attacked 19 Cherubs. The losses were 9 bulls, 2 vivs, and hyenas. The opponent didn't even see the castle because he didn't have any logs. The blue player moved his reinforcements to his only secondary town – the basement rampart, from where Moner started moving towards the wilderness.
Since there were no logs, there was no point in chasing Moner. Besides, he had taken 3 cons and 2 wood, and I couldn't afford to buy everything. I took his rampart, brought a chain of units directly from the town, and sent Brokhild to meet the chain, passing two goblin camps. He was defeated and went to the basement near the castle because, judging by the scouting, Moner should have emerged there. Moner's stats had improved; if he gathered enough resources and mana, he could cause trouble. Therefore, seeing that it was unlikely to intercept Moner before he reached the castle, Bronkh took a club and prepared to break into his own Inferno to go to the wilderness. As he approached the castle, the blue player appeared with his entire army, meaning Moner was moving. Bronkh left the army for the blue player to send to the Inferno and moved forward one square at a time, hoping to reach Moner or scout the area. He reached Moner, who had 1 devil. The blue player brought his army, cast haste on the angels, and the game was over.
Thank you for the game.

Medium_HP (red, swamp, Broghild, Broghild) def SpiriTT (blue, tower, Iona, Monere), 2sm4d, WT under SoD, 145

Yes, it turned out quite interesting. It spawned 2 Griffin Conservatories and 3 Dragon Fly Hives on the native + a Griffin Conservatory on the ramp respawn. On week 2, I took everything except 1 Dragon Fly Hive — it was completely out of the way.
On day 127, I saw Brogha on a speed route. I didn't believe he would go for 10-19 Chaos Dragons, but he did and, essentially, lost nothing, but he predictably didn't reach the castle. He took the growth and ran off in search of fortune. In one treasure zone, I took an experience box and a Naga Bank (there was nothing else good there). Right before Brogha, I slipped into another treasure zone. There was a 2-stack Dragon Utopia right there. They gave a +3 All necklace and a Book of Air. Brogha now slightly outmatches me in stats, but the lack of armor worries me, so I keep going. I take +2 Speed, a Pandora's Box with 20 Pit Fiends, and an external Devil dwelling. Then they capture the last castle. I went through the entire treasure zone, collected all of level 3 magic, and some more experience.
I came out to the second Dragon Utopia — it's a large one. Well, I didn't wait for the delivery of 35 Dwarves; I went in with Gremlins. Accordingly, I lost everyone; there were 5 Angels left, about a dozen Wyverns, 18 Pit Fiends, 12 Mages (out of 28). They gave some shield and Books of Earth and Fire. There was an Earth booster in the treasure zone; my stats should already be decent compared to Brogha, but I clearly have less army. The goal is to not die without castles, replenish mana, grab the booster, and blow up Brogha.
I took another external Devil dwelling and sent the noob to take a town, while I held the speed route.
The End.
Thanks for the game.
P.S. Dirty, you can post the report with a clear conscience.

Dirty_Player (blue, Conflux, Luna, Luna) lose Medium_HP (red, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar) 142 8mm6a
It was an interesting game. I sketched a poor template for a mage, but oh well. It started off well — I began revealing Griffin Conservatories from 112. Scouted a bunch of Dragon Utopias. Built an explosion in the opponent's dungeon. Around the end of the second week, Tazar showed up. I had a great chance to catch him on the run with Expert Tactics and first strike. But I was a few tiles short. Then Tazar chased Luna away and started eating Dragon Utopias. There he got drops, God willing. Teapots, wings, books, etc. Meanwhile, I got a bag of gold, a Water book, and a Captain's Hat. I could have probably run around the map some more, but there was no point... I decided not to continue. Thanks for the game!

Dirty_Player (blue, Conflux, Luna, Luna) def SpiriTT (red, Tower, Iona, Iona) 115 Jebus Cross
Blowout. Thanks for the time.

Dirty_Player (blue, Conflux, random = Luna, Luna) def P.Alexey (Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) 135 Jebus Cross
The opponent didn't let me pick my hero, but the RNG had its own opinion on that. The layout was good. I set a personal record. Cut down the GO on 114 :smile03: Then I ate the center. By the second week I already had everything expert and Lightning Bolt at 1000. On 127 I broke through the opponent's GO and a couple of days later I crushed him in his castle. Thanks for the game.

P.S: In the playoffs, the version is strictly SoD.